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Care for our Natural Resources

Our History

Our Mission

Soil and Water Districts began in 1935 when the U.S. was in the middle of the worst man made ecological disaster - The Dust Bowl.  
The Wood SWCD was chartered in 1949. 

Dedicated to the care of the environment through responsible land and water policies, conservation practices, development, oversight and environmental education.

Our Vision

To be recognized as the lead Wood County Agency providing innovative tools to protect natural resources and enhance the quality of life for present and future generations.

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Upcoming Events

Fill your calendar with exciting, educational events for farmers, families, residential homeowners of all ages. Follow the Wood Soil and Water Conservation District on Facebook for event information. 


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​Wood County Ag-Venture
Thank you to the sponsors, volunteers, and guests for a wonderful experience! 

Manure BMPs

 The Ohio Department of Agriculture Division of Soil and Water Conservation would like to remind producers and nutrient applicators of laws and restrictions on manure application. Read more...

Annual Milkweed Pod Collection
9/1/18 - 10/30/18
It’s that time again!
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The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is calling on Ohioans for a second year of Milkweed pod collections! This project started in 2015 as a 7 county pilot and last year hundreds of Ohioans worked together.  Since then the volunteers have collected approximately 5000 gallons of common milkweed seed pods, totaling over 22 million seeds! Milkweed is the only host plant for the Monarch butterfly for egg laying and caterpillar rearing. It also serves as a food source for Monarchs as well as many other pollinator species. The disappearance of milkweed across the U.S. has contributed to the 80% decline of the eastern monarch butterfly population over the last 20 years. We are working hard to change this, and you can help! Let’s make our collection efforts in 2018 even better by following these simple tips!
• Make sure that before you collect seed, you become familiar with the common milkweed to avoid harvesting pods from similar plants such as hemp dogbane and swamp milkweed
• It is best to collect the pods when they are dry, grey, or brown. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHECK THIS
• If the center seam pops with gentle pressure, they can be harvested.
• Store the pods in paper bags; plastic bags collect unwanted moisture.
• Put the date and county collected on the bag when you turn them in.
• Keep the pods in a cool, dry area until you can deliver them to the nearest collection site. The Wood SWCD office is a collection site for Wood County.
• You can find the nearest collection site at http://www.agri.ohio.gov/divs/SWC/searchlocalSWCD.aspx
Collections start September 1st and goes until October 30th (we will accept pods until November 1st)
If you have questions regarding milkweed collection, please contact Marci Lininger at or Lori Stevenson 
For more information on Milkweeds refer to this video! http://u.osu.edu/beelab/milkweed-seed/
We thank you for your help!

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Serving your Natural Resource Conservation Needs

The Wood Soil and Water Conservation District strives to meet the conservation needs of Wood County residents.

Visit the district office.

Stop by to visit the staff to have questions answered, purchase conservation supplies, technical assistance, and for general natural resource guidance. 

Follow us on social media.

Social media is an inexpensive, quick way to reach the public with upcoming events, programs, concerns, and hot topics.

Join us at district sponsored events.

The Wood SWCD hosts conservation minded events throughout the year for all ages, rural and suburban landowners, and educators and conservationists.